Reversible badge



iatented ct. 127,

LUTHER coma, or SPARKS, NEVADA.

TENT onirica.

REVERSIBLE "simeri,v4

'if 1o atl ftd/0m may concern:

Be it know-n that I, LUTHER F. zCoLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sparks, in the county of rWashoe and State of Nevada, haveinvented certain new land i'isetnl Improvements in a Reversible Badge,Lof `which the Afollowingis a specification.

. This invention rela-tes to badges oi? the character shoivn in mycopend-ing application r, patent for badges iiled March 7,`.1924,,ierial No.` 697,597.

The lprincipal object oft the present invention is to ,provide animproved badge which is reversible, preferably `elongated in shape withvthe pin extending .longitudinally thereoi` so that it may be worn on .agarment,

g 'or .-ona hat -or cap with its length longitndinally of the hat bandand `with the ,pin so arranged @as Vto prevent the badge rorn wti ppin,cuorwardly, and ,permitting the `badge tto .be reversed `Without removingthe ,pin f-roin.thegarinent or other ivearingapparel.

f ,'Ano'ther object iste provide an `improved keeper for the pin whichfis shiftable `so `as l tto :receive the pointed end oi 1th-coin nomatter Aon lwhich side ofthe yniain bo y,por-

tion foftf the badge -it .may be disposed, andL Which keeper is neat linappearance, inexpen- ,si'ne 'to manufacture, and efficient in use.

@ther objects `and advantages ori the in- 'n Jion will `appear in theolloi "ing detailed description, 'taken in connection with ,theaccompanying drawings, forming,` a part i otthis sgiecification and `inwl'iiehdraw-ingsz .Figure I an elevation looking` -at-.one

` iacefof the bac-ge and with the pin theifeol iheldbyn its keeper. y

Figui-e2 is a similar View but with the Y pin `released from its keeperand the main wbodry ofthe badge swung over, about a verticalaxigithiisexposing the other tace of the main body has been swing evereabout ahorizontal axis thus exposing `the tirst inen-` to the pin.

,Figure 4: shows a tlirthfer step n-'heire the :tiened Atace `ci 'themain body again.

designate Application ledfOctober 6, .1924. Serial No. 742,050.

AFigure 5 shows a still further step `Where the mainbody has been kswungabout a .vertica'l axis thus 4again lexposing lthe second inentioned`face, and With the pin held by its keeper. f Y

Ashown in either Figure l or Figure vvFigure `i' is a perspective viewof a 'frag'- inent of vthe niain body and the lazeeper de- `tached, tosliowdetails.

Figure 8 an enlarged sectional view on the line`i8`-8 oll" Figure l.,With the pin o'n'iitted. i a i In Vthe drawings, `there like charactersy like or corresponding parts, tln'oiighoiit the views, A designates"the Vmain body et' the badge, iB the pin, and C 'the keeper.

"te'ferring first to .the main -body A, Vit preferably a metallic plate,elongated in shape, so` as to have `a major axis and a minor aXis,-'aVshape conforming nicely to the band eff a 'hat orcap. vVhilefthe mainbody, lin the example shown, is provided with relativelyshort and longedges 9 and 10, respectively, with the `corners crit away as indicatedat 1.1, so that the plate is polynonal in shape, it is to vbe understoodthat this is :merely by wayof example since certain features oil? thisinvention `areappiicable to badges, ythe main lbody portion which diersconsiderably Efrein what shown in the accompanying drawing.

One .tace oli theplate designa-ted by chain .acter CL2 camries certainindicia 13, While the opposite `tace designated .by character letcarriesdiferent .indicia asat l5. In the'example shown the badgeisintended for use by `employees off a railroad company, the indicia .13`indieatingthat when exposed to view, the `iiser is employed l as atieight brakeinan, rand when 'the indicia l5 is exposed to view, thatthe employee `is a 'freight conductor. In vorderto 'further distinguishVthese occupations theface 12 ofthe plate may be dilfferently lcoloredthan the tace lll; q

Asian exaniple, the face l2 maybe silverlike. such as 4by silverornickel platin.,y sach tace ofl' the main body, while the :Face 1.4 maybe of gold-like color, such as by gold or brass plating such face of themain body.

In the example shown and for a purpose to be subsequently set forth, theplate is provided with an elongated slot 16 longitudinally of one of itsmargins, such as one of the margins 9. The plate may also be providedwith parallel slots 17 adjacent an opposite margin, the slots 17 beingspaced apart thus providing a web of metal 18 between. the slots.

The pin is preferably connected to the main body A by the provision ofan eye 19 accommodated in the slot 16 in such a manner that the pin ispivotally connected to the plate in a manner that pivotal connection maybe shifted from one end of the slot 16 lto the other end thereof. In theexample shown, the pin B is preferably made of a coiitinuous piece ofspring wire, with the eye 19 integral with the shank 20, the shankhaving a pointed end portion 21. It is preferred to make the slot 16 ofsuch a width, and the eye 19 of such a size, that when the pin is swungso as to be adjacent either of the faces of the main body A, material ofthe pin at the juncture 22, between the eye 19 and the shank 20, will.engage the marginal portion of slot 16 opposite to margin 9, before thepointed end 21 is in operative relation to the keeper C, thus making itnecessary to flex the pin B somewhat, before it may be disposed intooperative relation to the keeper C. This aids in retaining` the pin inproper relation to the keeper and against accidental displacement.

y The keeper C is preferably made of a strip of sheet metal bent toprovide opposite parallel portions 23 which, when the keeper isassembled into operative relation to the main body A, passes through theslots 17, and opposite end'narallel portions 24 which limit the extentof movement of the keeper transversely of the main body A. One of theportions 23 is provided with a T-shaped slot 25 opening at one of itsmargins, and symmetrically disposed, so that the leading-in portion 26of the slot may be wholly to one side or the other of the plate A andwith at4 least one of the terminals 27 of the slot fully exposed atvoneor the other of the sides of the main body, as clearly shown by Figure8. Shifting movement of the keeper is limited by engagement of theportions 24 of the keeper, one at a time, with the web 18 and it maythus be observed that if the pin B is at one face of the main body, thekeeper C may be shifted so that the leading-in portion 2G of the slot 25may first receive the pointed end portion 21 of the pin, after the pinhas been flexed as hereinbefore described, and then the pointed endportion 21 may come to rest in one of the terminals 27 of slot 25. Thenthepin B is swung to the other face of the main body, the keeper C maybe shifted so as to receive the pointed end portion of the pin, in themanner just described, but with theother terminal 27 of the slot 25receiving such pointed end portion. Such a keeper is neat in appearanceand inexpensive to manufacture and assemble. In use, it is efficient andeasily operated.

By an arrangement whereby the pin is pivotally connected to the mainbody adjacent one of the upper portions thereof, as shown in Figures 1and 5, the pin may extend longitudinally of the plate, diagonally withrespect to the major axis thereof thus effectively preventing the badgefrom tipping forwardly. This advantage may be had also in a reversiblebadge, by the provision of the slot 16 which also enables the badge tobe reversed, without removing the pin from the garment or wearingapparel as is obvious from a consideration of the illustrations, Figures1 to 5 inclusive, kwhich show the steps which may be taken in reversingthe badge. By this arrangement reversal of the badge may be quicklyaccomplished, without the necessity of making numerous perforations inthe fabric or material of the garment or wearing apparel.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit orscope of this invention; but,

I claim:

1. A badge comprising a plate and a pin for said plate pivotallyconnected thereto, and a keeper for said pin, one of said elements beingslidable with respect to said plate whereby the pin may be disposed,diagonally with respect to the axis of said plate and to either side ofsaid axis When held by said keeper.

2. A reversible badge comprising a plate having indicia provided at eachface thereof, and having an elongated slot adjacent one of its margins,a pin having an eye accommodated in said slot whereby the pin ispivotally connected to said plate, and a keeper for the free end portionof said pm.

3. A reversible badge'comprising a plate having indicia provided at eachface thereof, and having an elongated slot adjacent one of its margins,a pin having an eye accommodated in said slot whereby the pin ispivotally connected to said plate, and a keeper shiftable to receive thefree end portion of said pin at either face ofsaid plate.

el. A reversible badge comprising a plate having indicia provided ateach face thereof, a pin hingedly connected at one end to said plate andswingable to a position at either face of said plate, and a keepercarried by said plate and shiftable transversely through the plate. tohold said pin in either of said positions.

. In a rreversible badge, the combination of a plate provided withspaced apart apertures, a pin sivingable to either face of said plate,and a keeper for Said pin including two parallel portions extendingthrough said apertures, one of said portions provided with a slot forthe pointed end of Said pin.

6. In a reversible badge, the combination of a plate provided with anaperture, a pin sivingable to either face of said plate, 10 and a keeperfor said pin including a portion movable n Said aperture and providedWith a slotv for receiving the pointed end of said pin at either face ofsaid plate.

LUTHER F. COLE.

